Vacation care for container gardens

Water or wine bottles can be combined with commercial products to help regulate the flow of water to container gardens while the family is away on vacation. MELINDAMYERS.COM | COURTESY PHOTO
Water or wine bottles can be combined with commercial products to help regulate the flow of water to container gardens while the family is away on vacation. MELINDAMYERS.COM | COURTESY PHOTO

Planning a few long weekends or a vacation may have you rethinking your garden plans. Don’t let time away from home stop you from growing flowers and vegetables in containers.

Irrigation systems with timers and self-watering pots are options to make container gardening and vacation care easier. You may, however, just be looking for ways to adapt your existing container gardening care while on vacat…